SOUL FOOD!

SOUL FOOD!

John 4:28-34

28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men,

29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.

31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.

32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?

34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

           There is a tension in spiritual labor that strains the sinews and tries the strength. Jesus, led by the Spirit, knew He must go through Samaria to minister to a wounded woman at Jacob’s well. In His divine mind he knew her sin and despair. In his divine heart he loved her and had already forgiven her. The herculean task now would be to align her with spiritual realities. Jesus, of course, deftly brought her to faith.

           The light of understanding had dawned upon her and she overflowed with living water. She left her water pot and ran into the city to tell other thirsty souls that she had found the Christ. Oh! This! This is the meat of the spiritual soldier!

           Though the labor be hard and the hours be long, it is meat to the soul to see spiritual results. None can tell the joy of seeing a lost man found; of seeing a sinner transformed! This is the rest of the weary. This, the fulfillment of an assigned task, is the soul’s bountiful banquet of rejoicing.

           Some would say, “I do not want the responsibility of another man’s soul.” I fully understand your reluctance to enter the conflict but would you deny yourself this feast of the soul? There is joy in serving Jesus.

Dear Father, thank you for the many times my soul has enjoyed this spiritual food. AMEN